From the ashes of Rise To Remain, rises As Lions (8) with Austin Dickinson roaring at the helm of these new Brit metallers. The stage is set, with The Barfly playing host to the bands debut appearance and everyone is on jubilant form. Yes, it’s sad Rise to Remain are no more, but what As…
After a couple of false starts involving both their tour and their recently released album The Chronicles Of Tim Powers, People On Vacation have finally touched down on UK soil. The Texan indie pop-rockers, comprised of Ryan Hamilton of Smile Smile and Jaret Reddick of Bowling For Soup, begin their full UK tour tonight (25th…
We all knew it was coming sooner or later. Turns out, it was sooner. Dez Fafara and the rest of the reunited Coal Chamber have today announced details to the world of their comeback album. Titled “Rivals“, the album will be released worldwide via Napalm Records this May, the first new record by the band…
Sweet Exile are a young alternative metal group from Leeds, who are currently working on their debut EP. Before that, though, we have this demo, which was released in 2014. I always hate reviewing demos because the rough nature of them makes it difficult to give a positive review, but while not assured to be…
On a cold Tuesday night in February, Tufnell Park was treated to the unusual yet infectious combination of swing jazz and death metal provided by France’s Trepalium. The band were there to kick off their UK tour in support of the worldwide release of their “Damballa’s Voodoo Doll” EP (renamed from “Voodoo Moonshine” due to…
Bloodstock yesterday, Reading & Leeds last night and now Download this morning! It’s hard to keep up if you’re interested in the world of UK rock and metal related festivals in the last twenty four hours. But after two of their competitors made big announcements yesterday, Andy Copping & The Download Festival HQ Team have…
Just after the release of part one of their greatest hits album, Songs People Actually Liked, Bowling For Soup’s lead singer, Jaret Reddick, was kind enough to give an interview with Rock Sins’ Will Stevenson. Here it is! Could you tell us a little about the re-recording process what was it like to revisit these…
All That Remains have always been a band that have present throughout the development of metalcore. 2006’s The Fall Of Ideals propelled the band to mainstream success but records in previous years failed to hit the same excellence. Now, in 2015 the band are back with their seventh studio record, The Order of Things. Does…
Massive news came from the Hevy Fest camp last night as they revealed their 2015 headliners in what looks set to be the festivals biggest line up ever. Californian Post-Hardcore veterans Thrice have been announced to be headlining the Saturday night of this years festival with an exclusive UK reunion show after going on hiatus in 2012….
As with many of the best gigs, it was set against the backdrop of a cold wintry evening in London. None of this concerned the hardy metal souls queuing for tonight’s gig at The Underworld, with the chance to see Germany thrash legends Sodom in the flesh. Rock Sins had James Halstead on the scene to cover…
